The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-12
THIRTY KILLED.
mother ChatsWorth Horror
/. Fast Freight Crashes Into a Pas
senger Train.
|Crs Telescoped, Derailed and Ut
terly Demolished.
|lctims of the Company's Careless
FL ness and Blunder.
|ozens of Blood-Stained, Dead and
Dying People.
|he Wreck Quickly Takes Fire
from the Stoves.
Q Wreck Quickly Takes Fire
from the Stoves.
0 Victims, Pinned Between tn,
Seats, Are Consumed.
10 Angry Flames Slowly Devour
vie Unfortunates.
prilling Experiences and Horrible
Bighte Described by survivors-A
Pure Case of Criminal Negli-
Gsnce = Railroad Officials
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Kour's, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE worst hor-
prs of Chatsworth were duplicated here
pday. Dozens OF blood stained, smoke
rimed dead and dying men, women and
lildren, victims OF railroad carelessness
bd blunder, Uttered the village station
ouse this afternoon, the hotel and every
her available resting placein the vicinity,
hile three miles west, down the track Of
be Chicago 4 Atlantic railway, near a
Inely -watersank, piles OF fearfully tangled
chris mark the spot where collision, sell
ON equalled for terrible results, occurred.
he east bound express that left Chicago
st night with great load Of passengers,
al. without moments warning, during
Temporary wait, been smashed into from
ehind by heavily loaded fast freight,
lunging madly forward in the darkness in
urryihg dressed meat TO the markets Of the
eaboard. Some part Of the machinery OF
be passenger engine had been thrown out
order during the run from Chicago. A
|iling stop at the water tank would make
all right 1t was thought, and the stop was
ccordingly made. Suddenly, out Of the
arkness behind, came the fash OF a head
fht the rush and rattle Of many wheels
pd then Almighty crash. Just as at Chats
Rorth, the sleeping coach now got n It's
eadly work. The massive frame work Of
he sleeper was transformed into huge
stapult-pushed mercilessly forward by
-sireigh. IL
CRASHED INTO THE CARS FORWARD,
nasbing their comparatively light timbes
Md making the work Of destruction CON-
Sletc. The wreck quickly took fire, and
he sight Of the shrieking victims and
Iancing flames was one never to be forgot
IN. This morning at the little hotel nj
Kouts, surrounded by an eager group Of
huestioners, the engineer Of the passenger
hin told the following story Of the terrible
Isaster: 1--WE passed No. 40 at Boone
0rove on time and started toward Kouts.
10. 40 pulled ont Of the station In less than
no minutes behind us, when they should
aye waited much longer. When We were
Nell away from the town we could zee hei
Lights but little way behind. We wer,
bot running very fast, because the engine
was on one side We had broken an &C
centric strap and were running but on,
pair Of wheels, which were running loose
Of course, the accident held our speed
down little, but we had no idea that thS
engineer Of No. 40 would have any diff
Guilty in keeping off our heels. The las
time | looked behind there was ample
room between us. We stopped at h'
Boone Grove water tank and were Their
almost minute before they struck us."
Conductor Gaghyan was then forced &
leave for bis train.
Wm. Gaghyan, the conductor Of tn
| Chicago, St. Louis X Pittsburg construc
ton train now working between KOuts an'
Hebron, small station ten miles west
kouts,
SAW SOMETHING oT THE RESULTS
rcf the accident His construction trail
runs into Kout's every evening with II
load Of tired workmcn, and the conducto
sleeps in the one little hotel Of which th
town boasts. lie was awakened nj
o'clock this morning 20 take out Wabasl
train that had been delayed by the wreck
upon going down stairs In the hotel h
found All confusion. In the little parlor
boy some fifteen years Of age wac strctche
tipon the floor, literally mangled and tor
10 pieces, with Just enough liz left In hi
kbody 10. speak In iaint whispers 10 thus
who asked him about the accident j
|/the room Of the parlor another boy wa
II living with sore bruises about the heaf
In one Of the upper rooms lac learned uh
engineer Of the wrecked train was lyin
almost al the point OF death. 30 hideou
werc thpsc sights and 20 hidcous were th
cries Of anguish which were 10 be heard o
/ ali sides. that the sturdy conductor coul
| eat nothingand hurried TO his duties, gla
to escapp such n scene. In the little ri
ting rpom OF the cottage which serves ~
hotel In this town, two oi the w0undc
survivors Of the accident silll remain'
late this afternoon. Herman Miller,
Bohemian boy, on his way from sundc,
ILL.,, 90 the old country, Is stretched on "
one lounge in the low, dark room. II
head Is ieahully battered and his night i
h fractured. The other wounded man
Joscph McCool, Of Boston, who, had ]
NOT been passenger ON the latcd trai
would have been welcomed In Chicago !
h his relatives whom
nE HAS NOT srgN roR YEARS.
His injuries arc for the most part !
4 ternal. and are not No severe but ms rcco
cry h possiblc. He was able 10 tell OF u
awful occurrence, as follows; -,
~ was In the passenger coach WIZ
was next 10 the last car IN the tr0in' ~
n before midnight went Into the sIhokI
which wSs just ahead Of our car, ~ y
chxded for ali hour, and came back 10 Y
Soach with q young man, who St uo'
near me. That Is the last We seen OF ,
occt 10 zee Of the poor fellow just ~
had strcichcd myself ont io go TO H'e'
nnI uort before closed NY cycs. U'
Me- - awful crash, which, God +.